Explore hapa.me – 25 Years of The Hapa Project, Kip Fulbeck’s powerful portrait series on multiracial identity, now expanded at the Museum of Us with updated reflections from original participants.
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Oceanside Museum of Art presents Sense of Wonder, a playful and inventive exhibition by artist and maker Aaron Kramer. Featuring kinetic sculptures, automata, and drawing machines built from salvaged materials, the show invites audiences to engage with art as motion, mechanism, and discovery. Rooted in curiosity and hands-on experimentation, Kramer’s work blurs the line between […] 
The California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Unrolling Paradise, an exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Maryam Bayat that examines the Persian garden as a living design tradition carried through textiles, memory, and everyday objects. Working at the intersection of craft and design, Bayat transforms traditional Persian rugs into sculptural forms, including furniture, abstract trees, and […] 
Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into an aristocratic family in the South of France in 1864. Growing up as a child with a disability that caused his legs to stop developing, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to drawing rather than the sports his […] 
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the West Coast debut of Giants, a landmark exhibition featuring more than 130 works by nearly 40 Black diasporic artists from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. Drawn from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, the show explores themes of Black joy, […] 
As the first comprehensive mid-career survey of San Diego artist , this exhibition traces more than 25 years of a creative practice defined by a persistent exploration of what it means to inhabit a human body in an era of perpetual image culture and accelerating technology. Curated by Mark Quint of in La Jolla, the […] 
Decoding DaVinci is an immersive theatrical adventure inspired by the pulse-pounding world of The Da Vinci Code and the bestselling thrillers of Dan Brown—a thrilling race against time where the audience becomes part of the story. Participants are plunged into a real-life conspiracy, tasked with infiltrating a powerful secret society before ruthless enemies destroy it […] 
José Hugo Sánchez: Amoxtlis Amoxtlis—the Nahuatl word for “codices”—centers Sánchez’s large-scale printmaking practice, which draws from the visual language of Mesoamerican codices while engaging the cultural and political conditions of the U.S.–Mexico border. At the heart of the installation is Codex Tonalpohualli, a series of towering printed banners that reference the twenty day signs of […] 
Cat Gunn’s first solo museum exhibition, if only by the light of a new moon, explores the complex terrain of inherited memory and the seemingly impossible nostalgia for a home that one has never known through materials including fabric, ceramics, and cyanotypes. This experience, familiar to immigrants, first-generation children, and anyone displaced by colonialism, war, […] 
Shoot The People is a documentary capturing photographer and activist Misan Harriman’s journey documenting global protest movements that drive social change. Renowned for his wide-ranging work — including powerful breakthrough images from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and capturing the Palestinian liberation movement on film — Harriman also made history as the first Black […] 
Contemporary glass becomes a powerful vessel for Indigenous knowledge, identity, and innovation in Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, on view June 27–September 20, 2026 at Mingei International Museum. This groundbreaking traveling exhibition brings together approximately 120 works by 29 Native American artists, four Indigenous Pacific Rim artists from New Zealand and Australia, and […] |
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Dance the night away at Salsa Under the Stars with Manny Cepeda, a lively outdoor celebration of Latin music, culture, and community at Quartyard. Led by the acclaimed Manny Cepeda […] |
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Virtuoso pianist Gustavo Romero returns to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library for the 27th Athenaeum Summer Festival, a beloved San Diego tradition celebrating the depth and brilliance of the piano repertoire. This year’s series, Romantic Fire and the Spanish Soul, explores the music of Franz Liszt alongside works by Spanish masters Isaac Albéniz, Enrique […] |
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Photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) was an extraordinary force in the twentieth-century British and American creative scenes. This is the first exhibition dedicated to Beaton’s fashion and portrait photography, which he elevated into an art form. This exhibition showcases Beaton at his most triumphant – from shaping the public […] |
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Celebrate the creativity, culture, and community that define Southeast San Diego at the San Diego Black Arts + Culture District Music Festival on July 12, 2026. Presented by the San Diego Black Arts + Culture District, this free, family-friendly festival transforms the neighborhood into a vibrant showcase of live music, visual art, local vendors, food, […] |
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Experience one of San Diego’s most treasured summer traditions at the 38th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, held every Monday evening from July 13 through September 7, 2026 at the iconic Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Presented by the Spreckels Organ Society, the free nine-week festival showcases acclaimed organists from around the world […] |
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Tiny stages tell big stories at the 25th Annual Paper Theatre Festival Exhibition, on view July 14–September 27, 2026 at Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus during the building's open hours. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this beloved exhibition showcases an imaginative collection of handcrafted paper theatres created by students, artists, alumni, staff, and […] |
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Opera and ballet unite in a striking new interpretation of Giacomo Puccini’s Il Tabarro, presented by Cinballera Entertainment on July 19, 2026 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. […] |
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SummerFest turns 40— and the celebration has never sounded better! For four exhilarating weeks, The Conrad comes alive with 21 concerts, 50+ free community events, and over 100 world‑class musicians from around the globe. Led by Music Director Inon Barnatan, SummerFest showcases unforgettable performances in the acclaimed Baker‑Baum Concert Hall where “every concert is an […] 
DEBUTS is TRBP’s signature program of premieres and bold choreographic voices. A night built for discovery, momentum, and the thrill of seeing what’s next. An aperture decides what gets in, what stays out, and what comes into focus. DEBUTS is Parallax through a wide-open lens, an evening where new work doesn’t just arrive, it lands. This […] |
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Alongside LITVAKdance, this year’s festival will showcase the diverse dance companies and artists that reside in our hometown of Encinitas, CA. Enjoy a cocktail and watch 7 styles of dance, listen to live music by Montalban Quintet, all in the gorgeous gardens at ICA San Diego North. Be sure to check out ICA’s current exhibition, […] |
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